A curious and passionate self-learner who enjoys using technology and data to solve problems.

Core Skills

Engineering: SQL, Python, Ruby on Rails, Docker, R, Kafka, Kubernetes, Terraform, Java
Data/ ETL: dbt, Redshift, MySQL, Postgres, SQL Server, Jupyter Notebooks, Pandas, NumPy, Mage, Stitch, Census, Metabase, Looker, Google Analytics
Operating Systems: Mac, Linux
AWS Services: Redshift, Lambda, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, Kinesis Firehose, EC2, DMS
Project Management: Git, Notion, Kanban, Asana, Agile methodologies, JIRA, Confluence

Education

Eastern University
Masters of Science in Data Science
August 2024 - April 2026

University of Denver
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Minors: Mathematics, Spanish
January 2013 - June 2016

Work Experience

Senior Data Engineer at ShorePoint Inc. | January 2025 – Present

  • Engineered ETL pipelines in Python to ingest, transform, and enrich hardware and software vulnerability data, supporting 3 million users across 22 federal agencies
    • Processed data from 6 million assets, dynamically creating and streaming records into 102 Kafka topics per agency, and applying ETL transformations and enriching the data with vulnerability intelligence data
    • Formulated structured document objects to index in Elasticsearch, enabling downstream dashboards for real-time security insights
  • Migrated the project’s containerized infrastructure from Docker Swarm to AWS EKS, orchestrating seven Docker services within the data pipeline. Composed Kubernetes manifests to enhance scalability, resilience, and maintainability

Senior Data & Analytics Engineer (Tech Lead) at eSpark Learning | August 2021 – December 2024

  • Consumed data from a streaming events system using Kinesis Firehose to transmit approximately 200,000 daily response events from OpenAI and Microsoft speech analysis to the Redshift data warehouse
    • Designed data models in dbt and produced analytical queries to assess product efficacy, enabling data-driven decisions that enhance learning outcomes for students and support continuous improvement initiatives
  • Built +10 interactive dashboards in SQL to visualize student learning outcomes, empowering sales teams with data-driven insights to demonstrate product efficacy and drive customer engagement
  • Utilized the open-source tool Mage for data orchestration, transferring data between the internal Redshift warehouse and a Postgres instance for external customers, ensuring the delivery of clean, reliable data to customer dashboards
  • Developed and maintained AWS cloud infrastructure, implementing infrastructure as code using Terraform, which enhanced system reliability and streamlined deployment processes
  • Contributed to data related projects within the core Ruby on Rails application, enhancing functionality and optimizing performance
    • Utilized the Redshift Data API to pipeline data aggregations into the Ruby on Rails application daily
    • Engineered API integrations with key third-party data sources (Calendly, Salesforce, Intercom)
    • Contributed to a cost-saving initiative by replacing a third-party service with a Ruby on Rails solution, resulting in annual savings of $300,000 and improved efficiency

Senior Software Engineer (Data Services) at Nasdaq | July 2018 – August 2021

  • Developed order audit trail reports for clients and submitted them to FINRA
    • Streamed daily trading activity, processing approximately 500 million records per day using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and AWS, creating a cohesive timeline of linked orders
  • Generated risk management reports for clients on trading strategies, risk exposure, and billing calculations using Microsoft SQL Server, processing up to 2 billion records
    • Supported a cluster of 12 Windows servers (physical and virtual) to process data and deliver 300 daily reports
  • Built and maintained a Postgres data warehouse with a REST API to analyze daily report delivery metrics and ensure SLA accuracy
  • Leveraged the open-source project Poli to implement internal KPI dashboards for ad-hoc reporting and data visualization

BI/ Data Warehouse Developer at Craftsy (acquired by NBCUniversal) | October 2017 – July 2018

  • Expanded the data warehouse by pipelining data from additional sources and refining architecture for business analysts and data consumers
    • Configured Looker to retrieve data from over 100 tables in the data warehouse for dashboards, segment analysis, and self-service reporting
  • Created a marketing forecast to calculate 30-day rolling averages for key metrics, costs, and revenue across channels
  • Implemented API connections for marketing channels (YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest) to gather ad engagement metrics and attribute costs
  • Established a new development environment and set development standards for the data warehouse project
    • Implemented version control with Git, created a JIRA task management workflow, and set up a version-controlled password management tool using Python SOPS

Software Engineer (Data & BI) at Nasdaq | June 2015 – September 2017

  • Designed a workflow engine for a new equities dark pool using Java and Spring, ingesting data into secure Redshift client accounts per regulations
  • Launched a Business Intelligence project, creating a unified platform for five options and three equities exchanges to deliver BI reports
    • Established a Snowflake data model and constructed ETL processes with Pentaho Data Integration
    • Documented source-to-target data mappings and collaborated with business units on reporting needs
  • Assisted in developing the Nasdaq Data Warehouse application using Java and Spring
    • Pipelined raw trading data into AWS under stringent regulatory requirement, ingesting millions of records daily
    • Archived Redshift data to Amazon S3 and Glacier for long-term storage, ensuring WORM compliance with a retention period of 7 years

Software Engineering Intern at Forsythe Technologies | May 2014 – February 2015

  • Wrote a Java program to translate client business processes and dependencies into BPMN diagrams embedded in a webpage using JavaScript and AngularJS
  • Documented the development process using UML, class, sequence, and activity diagrams

Certifications

Certification Validity
Certified Scrum Master May 2024 – 2026
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate April 2023 - 2026
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner February 2023 - 2026
NASM Certified Nutrition Coach November 2023 - 2025